The counterfeit innovator is wildly self-confident. The real one is scared to.death.

--Steven Pressfield

You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don't try.

--Beverly Sills

Stop whining.

--Cathy Seipp

October 14, 2009

Zero Tolerance...of Political Opposition?

Instapundit reports on Scouts being expelled from school for concocted weapons charges.

How much of such “zero tolerance” is bureaucratic stupidity, and how much is outright evil?

School administrators are part of the social-services establishment, which is dominated by the political left. They presumably are disproportionately likely to favor gun control, to deprecate the individual’s right to self-defense, to dislike the military, and to view Scouting with suspicion as a paramilitary organization.

Are they misusing the power of government against their young and defenseless future political opponents?